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TimezoneAmerica/Mexico_City
Sunrise: 5:41 
Transit: 12:14 
Sunset: 18:46
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Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:16 | Tran: 15:33 | Set: 21:52
Alt: -11.08°   Az: 70.65°   Direction: East-North-East

Asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is in the constellation of Leo, at a distance of 371,768,758.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 10h 03m 39s and the Declination is +14° 44’ 17” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) is 22.62.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in the constellation of Leo on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) in the constellation of Leo on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

65803 Didymos (1996 GT)
RA: 10h 02m 16s
Dec: +14° 51’ 43”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT). Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 03m 39s
+14° 44’ 17”
16h 52m 53s
02h 56m 33s

J2000

10h 02m 16s
+14° 51’ 43”

Additional Information

Leo
22.62

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Constitución, Mexico (all times relative to the local timezone America/Mexico_City):

Azimuth: 75.3°
Max altitude: 87.6°
Azimuth: 284.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is currently 371,768,758.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.4851206522 Astronomical Units. Light takes 20m 40.087s to travel from asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) and arrive to us.

371,768,758.0
2.4851206522
20m 40.087s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) to Earth happened on Thursday 13 November 2003 at a distance of 0.048020 Astronomical Units, or 7,183,708 kilometers:

Thursday 13 November 2003
7,183,708
0.048020

Note: the values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT), i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.38325117
Orbit inclination i 3.41417645°
Perihelion distance q 1.01307147 AU
151,553,335 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.27212804 AU
339,905,518 km
Semi-major axis a 1.64259976 AU
245,729,426 km
Orbital period period 2.1053 years
768.9464 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp November 28, 2024
2,460,643.3688 JD
Next perihelion transit January 6, 2027
2,461,412.3152 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 319.60265906644°
Longitude of the ascending node node 72.98597638391°
Mean anomaly M 339.92996528796°
Mean motion n 0.46817308°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 65803 Didymos (1996 GT) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 23 2025 09h 48m 20s +16° 09’ 25” 22.55 Leo
Jun 24 2025 09h 50m 22s +15° 58’ 21” 22.56 Leo
Jun 25 2025 09h 52m 24s +15° 47’ 14” 22.57 Leo
Jun 26 2025 09h 54m 25s +15° 36’ 05” 22.58 Leo
Jun 27 2025 09h 56m 26s +15° 24’ 54” 22.58 Leo
Jun 28 2025 09h 58m 27s +15° 13’ 39” 22.59 Leo
Jun 29 2025 10h 00m 28s +15° 02’ 24” 22.60 Leo
Jun 30 2025 10h 02m 28s +14° 51’ 06” 22.61 Leo
Jul 01 2025 10h 04m 26s +14° 39’ 47” 22.62 Leo
Jul 02 2025 10h 06m 26s +14° 28’ 25” 22.63 Leo
Jul 03 2025 10h 08m 24s +14° 17’ 01” 22.63 Leo
Jul 04 2025 10h 10m 23s +14° 05’ 36” 22.64 Leo
Jul 05 2025 10h 12m 21s +13° 54’ 09” 22.65 Leo
Jul 06 2025 10h 14m 19s +13° 42’ 41” 22.66 Leo

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